Software Engineer - Platform, Mission Systems

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Software Engineer - Platform, Mission Systems in Canada

Planet
Full time
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Canada
08/27/2026
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Remote

Responsibilities

Maintain and augment automation and distributed services supporting the operation of Planet’s satellites.
Manage cloud-based infrastructure services and associated tooling for internal needs and customer-facing service-level agreements.
Evaluate and select appropriate software technologies.
Design and deploy critical infrastructure.
Collaborate with Satellite and Ground Operations, Pipeline, Product, and other cross-functional teams.
Support end users and iteratively improve spacecraft operations systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field.
At least 4 years of relevant work experience.
Experience building services that use cloud-based infrastructure and tooling such as AWS or GCP.
Experience maintaining infrastructure with Ansible or similar tools such as Kubernetes or Terraform.
Experience programming in Python.
Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL.
Experience with automated testing, code review, documentation, peer-reviewed code, and continuous integration and deployment workflows.
Proficient Linux skills.
Ability to work independently and communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Preferred experience with API design, monitoring tools such as Datadog or Sentry, microservice environments, and aerospace concepts.
Ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
Health Savings Account with a company contribution.
Paid time off, holidays, and company-wide days off.
16 weeks of paid parental leave.
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program.
Home office reimbursement.
Monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning.
Equity and commuter benefits for employees local to an office.
Volunteering paid time off.
Full-time remote position based in the United States or Canada; employees near an office are expected to work there three days per week.

Planet

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